The Parade is formed up in mass with the Passing Out Group (58a) in front.

These Apprentices have completed Three years of training and will now be dispersed to Corps of the Regular Army as Tradesmen.

The remainder of the Parade is composed of Junior Apprentices in varying stages of training.

The Officers and NCOs of the Staff do not appear on the Parade,

which is under the command of the

Apprentice Regimental Sergeant Major.Apprentice RSM i/c Parade:

Apprentice RSM I.R. Lusted.

Incoming Apprentice RSM:Apprentice CSM W. T. Van Orden.‘A’ Company

Apprentice CSM B. Roach.‘B’ Company

Apprentice CSM B. T. E. Jolly.‘C’ Company

Apprentice CSM R. S. Furzer.

Commandant’s Orderlies:

Apprentice L/Cpl A. P. Taylor,Apprentice L/Cpl W. D. Jenner.

The School Band, the Corps of Drums and the PipeBands are on Parade.

They consist of volunteer Apprentices.

SEQUENCE OF THE PARADE

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10.15 a.m – Parade marches on to markers.10.30 a.m –

The Reviewing Officer arrives and is received With a General Salute.(Visitors will be seated on the right and left of the Dias. As the Reviewing Officer arrives civilian guestsare requested to stand. Service personnel will standto attention but will not salute.)Inspection of Apprentices follows.Senior Group march past in quick time.

Presentation of the Long Service and Good ConductMedal to Sergeant L. Amos,

The Loyal Regiment. Presentation of the Gunnell Memorial Stick to theIncoming Apprentice RSM, and presentation of the Wynn Sword to the outgoing Apprentice RSM.Junior Groups march past in quick time. Advance in Review order, followed by General Salute.

Passing Out Group march off in slow time.(Guests are requested to stand and Service personnel stand to attention at this juncture.) Junior Groups march off in quick time.(Guests proceed direct to School Gymnasium as soon as the Reviewing Officer has left the Parade Ground.)

11.30 a.m – Prize Giving in School Gymnasium.

PRIZE GIVING

Today’s Prize Giving is for Apprentices who joined the School in

February 1958, January 1959, and January 1960.

SEQUENCE

The Prayer Report by the Commandant

Presentation of Prizes Address by Reviewing OfficerNational Anthem

Lunch will be served to Parents and Relatives at 12.30 p.m.,

And Tea between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m, in the school Dining Hall.

Parents will be shown to their seats for meals On producing the official invitation card.
SCHOOL PRIZE WINNERS

1. WESTERN COMMAND PRIZE. For General excellence with special reference to Leadership: Apprentice RSM I.R. Lusted

2. SOUTH WALES DISTRICT PRIZE. For General Excellence with special reference to Educational Attainments: Apprentice Cpl M. A. G. Taylor.

21. Inter-Company Championship Shield “A” Coy Completion, THE ADJUTANT’S SHIELD
INVITATION Guests are invited to visit the School Accommodation,Institutes, and Workshops in the afternoon.

As ExhibitionOf Apprentices’ Work is displayed at as entrance to each Workshop.

Exhibits of the Photographic Club and Handi-Crafts Club will be in the School Library.

THE SCHOOL MASCOT

The School Mascot is a Welsh Mountain Pony obtained For the School by OC ‘A’ Company, Major V. F. P. Millar,RA, in the summer of 1959.Now 20 months old and named ‘Apprentice Beachley’,Our mascot took part in his first ceremonial at the December,1959 Passing-Out Parade, when he was introduced to the Secretary of State for War,

The Right HonourableChristopher Soames, C.B.E., M.P.

On the Parade ‘Apprentice Beachley’ is led by his Groom, Apprentice R.E. Field of ‘A’ Company.

THE GUNNELL MEMORIAL STICKS

/Sgt. L.D. Gunnell, was the Apprentice RSM of 23Group from January to April 1933.

He died in the Middle East in 1945

As a tribute to his memory his Mother presented the silver mounted stick for use by theApprentice RSM.

Each successive holder has his name recorded on the Silver band on this stick.

THE WYNN SWORD Colonel A. H. Wynn, O.B.E., R.E.M.E.,

came to theSchool with No. 5 Group and was Apprentice Sergeant Major

From June 1927 to January 1928. He presented this sword To the School for use by the Apprentice RSM on ceremonial Occasions.
PROGRAMME OF MUSIC